Monthly Archives : October 2011

Hide Glue History
Hide glue is important to us at LD Davis, because we know that it is important to you. We have been America’s premier and largest hide glue manufacturer for decades. Our company was founded in 1926, and has changed with the times over the past eight decades,…Continue reading

Manufacture and Distribution
At LD Davis, we manufacture a wide variety of eco-adhesives, such as animal glue or water-based adhesive. We have been in business since 1926 and have a long history of producing high-quality animal glues for the bookbinding, set-up box and graphic arts industries. In addition to manufacturing…Continue reading

The September issue of Adhesives and Sealants Industry Magazine featured an article entitled “Where do we go from here?” written by Keith Nagy, the Equipment Division Manager of HAR Adhesive Technologies. The article detailed ways that manufacturers can reduce cost and minimize their waste. One of the…Continue reading

Liquid Glue Comes in Many Sizes
Industrial adhesives are packaged in many different size containers. Most of our water-based resin adhesives, dextrin glues, and woodworking glues are available not only in 55 gallon drums and totes, but also in five-gallon pails. The liquid glues manufactured by L.D. Davis…Continue reading

The Philadelphia 2011 Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk for the cure for breast cancer has come to an end. Now LD Davis’s walker is back at work on the first day after my 60-mile trek, and I feel incredibly proud that I both walked the 60 miles and…Continue reading

It’s here!
The Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure starts tomorrow in Philadelphia. Our Social Media Manager, the second LD Davis Industries employee to walk in the 3-Day, begins her 60-mile trek across the Philadelphia area to help find a way to end breast cancer. With…Continue reading

Normally, our blog posts feature a product, tell you about news in the adhesive industry, or tell you a little more about LD Davis Industries. This is not one of those blog posts.
As the largest of only two protein adhesive manufacturers in the United States, we are constantly…Continue reading

Animal glue manufacturers are few and far between. In fact, there are only two major animal glue manufacturers in the United States, and we are the largest. Animal glue, or hide glue, is available through distribution companies throughout the country and the world, but do not confuse animal glue…Continue reading

Jeff Palmiter, an L.D. Davis animal glue veteran salesman, gave me a few minutes of his time to learn a little more about the company and about his history with L.D. Davis, North America’s premier animal glue manufacturer. Here is his story….
Tell us…Continue reading